Pat McAfee has confirmed he is joining the growing field at the 2024 edition of The Soccer Tournament (TST).
The ESPN media personality announced the move on his show Wednesday during a segment with JJ Watt, who had only just confirmed his participation earlier in the day.
McAfee said he had “made some calls to some old friends” in building his team, which would be “stacked,” and that he’d be releasing the roster next week.
The ESPN host did confirm his team’s coach, which will be U.S. men’s national team legend Tony Meola.
And the name of that team? “The Concafa Soccer Club.”
The moniker originates from McAfee’s interview with Thierry Henry in February, during which the former NFL punter (deliberately?) butchers the name of Concacaf.
We won it Thierry Henry 😂😂#PMSLiVe pic.twitter.com/YUrBaPpqKb
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) February 9, 2024
TST, a 7v7 tournament with a $1 million winner-take-all prize, will be held for the second time in 2024. Unlike last year, there will be separate tournaments for men and women, with each winning team taking home $1 million.
TST will be held at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC from June 5-10, with ESPN broadcasting select matches.
Watch McAfee confirm his TST entry
The ELECTRIC moment when @PatMcAfeeShow let @JJWatt know he’ll have COMPANY at TST😱
Pat McAfee (The Concafa SC) & JJ Watt (@BurnleyOfficial) are BOTH playing in TST this June! pic.twitter.com/3laR6daO1s
— TST (@TST7v7) April 10, 2024
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